Sleight Of Mouth By Robert Dilts -

"If you look only at this afternoon, it feels like a struggle. But if you look at the thirty years a warrior will carry this blade, today is just a brief, necessary conversation between the hammer and the steel."

The apprentice picked up his hammer, realizing that his "problem" was actually the . Sleight of Mouth by Robert Dilts

"Have you ever seen a sharp blade made from soft tin? The very thing you’re complaining about—the resistance—is the only reason a sharp edge is even possible." "If you look only at this afternoon, it

The blacksmith didn't argue. Instead, he used patterns to shift the boy's perspective: Its resistance now is exactly what will keep

"It’s not that the metal is stubborn," the master said. "It’s that it is durable . Its resistance now is exactly what will keep it from breaking in battle later."